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Explore 64 historical events and records for England in 1665.

Historical records for England in 1665

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Great Plague Administration

Monck, George · London · Government / Restoration

Helps manage royal government in London during the Great Plague while Charles II is away.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Lawson

Lawson, John · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Montagu

Montagu, Edward · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Edward Montagu served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Myngs

Myngs, Christopher · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Christopher Myngs served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Penn

Penn, William · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Rhine

Rhine, Rupert of the · Lowestoft · English squadron commander · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Rupert of the Rhine served as a English squadron commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Dutch Defeat Stuart

Stuart, James · Lowestoft · English lord high admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

James Stuart served as a English lord high admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The destruction and capture of numerous Dutch vessels gave the English a decisive victory and disrupted Dutch naval command.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Lawson

Lawson, John · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Montagu

Montagu, Edward · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Edward Montagu served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Myngs

Myngs, Christopher · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Christopher Myngs served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Penn

Penn, William · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Rhine

Rhine, Rupert of the · Lowestoft · English squadron commander · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Rupert of the Rhine served as a English squadron commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Fleet Formation Stuart

Stuart, James · Lowestoft · English lord high admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

James Stuart served as a English lord high admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The English and Dutch fleets assembled off the Suffolk coast for the first great fleet battle of the Second Anglo Dutch War.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Lawson

Lawson, John · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Montagu

Montagu, Edward · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Edward Montagu served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Myngs

Myngs, Christopher · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Christopher Myngs served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Penn

Penn, William · Lowestoft · English admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Rhine

Rhine, Rupert of the · Lowestoft · English squadron commander · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Rupert of the Rhine served as a English squadron commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Lowestoft Line Of Battle Stuart

Stuart, James · Lowestoft · English lord high admiral · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

James Stuart served as a English lord high admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The fighting was shaped by fleet formations and heavy broadsides as both sides contested control of the waters off Lowestoft.

Member of Parliament

Osborne, Thomas · York · Member of Parliament for York · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for York and becomes a supporter of the restored monarchy.

Page

Churchill, John · London · Page · Warfare / Military

Serves as a page to James, Duke of York, at the Restoration court.

Pathologiae Cerebri

Willis, Thomas · London · Science / Medicine

Publishes work on disorders of the brain and nervous system.

War Administration

Bennet, Henry · London · Government / Restoration

Serves in the ministry during the opening year of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

Wren Visits Paris Architecture

Wren, Christopher · Architect · Arts / Architecture

Wren travelled to Paris and studied buildings and engineering practices that influenced his later architectural work.

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